as in preaches
to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity)
The missionaries set out to evangelize the world.
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Recent Examples of evangelizes
Ely evangelizes the merits of the program.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Neal Rubin Carrie Klingelsmith evangelizes about hunger anyplace that will let her through the door.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Han evangelizes the many ways that self-driving vehicles—and moving away from a car-centric culture—can improve society.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Neal Rubin Carrie Klingelsmith evangelizes about hunger anyplace that will let her through the door.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Han evangelizes the many ways that self-driving vehicles—and moving away from a car-centric culture—can improve society.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelizes
preaches
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Kaneland coach Brian Claesson preaches the importance of the first three minutes of the second half, but ACC dominated that stretch to pull away from the Knights.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The four-day event draws on the principles of Wim Hof, a Dutch extreme athlete who preaches the gospel of cold therapy.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Evangelizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelizes. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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